New call for data mobilization and capacity projects in Asia
The second call under the Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia (BIFA) programme invites proposals for projects that fill data gaps and enhance data publishing capacity in the region.
GBIF news
Young Researchers Award winner to use ecological community networks to model species co-occurrence
Juan M. Escamilla Mólgora, a PhD student from Mexico, is one of the two recipients of GBIF’s 2016 Young Researchers’ Award.
Young Researchers Award winner to map biodiversity knowledge loss caused by Amazon deforestation
Bruno Umbelino da Silva Santos, a Master’s student from Brazil, is one of the two recipients of GBIF’s 2016 Young Researchers’ Award.
New Darwin Core spreadsheet templates simplify data preparation and publishing
A new set of pre-configured Microsoft Excel templates for uploading data to an Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) installation are now available. The files can help guide data holders while capturing and formatting simple species checklists, occurrence data and sampling event data.
Appel à l'aide pour l'Herbier national du Gabon qui a été endommagé suite aux récentes émeutes
La collection de spécimens d’herbier est sécurisée, mais le Siège a subit des pertes importantes.
Appeal for help after riots damage Gabon's national herbarium
Specimen collection is secure, but headquarters suffers hefty losses
Nigeria joins GBIF as national member
Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, has become the latest country to join GBIF as an Associate Participant.
Ecuador joins GBIF as an associate participant
Ecuador is the latest country to join the GBIF network, bringing the total number of national participants to 56.
Three network projects awarded 2016 capacity enhancement support grants
A total of €23,300 in funding will support the work of GBIF nodes and partners in five countries while addressing priority areas of interest within the network.
GBIF abre convocatoria BID a propuestas del Caribe y el Pacífico
GBIF invita a la presentación de propuestas de financiamiento del Caribe y el Pacífico bajo el programa de BID.